Quote Originally Posted by DoctaruRavenbe View Post
It may have to do with cost Edli, for the servers to be in Canada. Not a defense just something I notice businesses do when they try to save some cash for one reason or another. Or a Tax incentive from Canada. I know Burger King is planning the same thing shifting their HQ to Canada after merging with Tim Horton's. Then again that's a HQ and matters of business. So I may be off here.
It is not so much merely cost, it's mainly a matter of efficiency and durability. Climate temperatures in Canada and Scandinavia are better for server farms than e.g. the more traditional west and east coast locations. Consequently more and more server farms are starting to be set up in those locations. The lower ambient temperatures require less active cooling requirement and at same operating expenses allow for operating at lower temperatures which significantly increases hardware lifespan.

New fiber optic connections towards iceland are being placed down as well for the very same reason. And within 10 years we'll probably start seeing realistic plans for server farms in Greenland.